Asked by Ashley
A person can plow out all the driveways on his street with his new four-wheel-drive truck in 4 hours. using a snow blade on a lawn tractor, his neighbor can plow out the same number of driveways in 10 hours. how long would it take them to do the work together?
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R_scott
c = combined time
they each do a fraction of the work
... the fractions add to one...the whole job
(c / 4) + (c / 10) = 1
20 is the common denominator ... (5c / 20) + (2c / 20) = 1
5c + 2c = 20 ... c = 20 / 7
they each do a fraction of the work
... the fractions add to one...the whole job
(c / 4) + (c / 10) = 1
20 is the common denominator ... (5c / 20) + (2c / 20) = 1
5c + 2c = 20 ... c = 20 / 7
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